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Ben Gadd fonds
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- V810
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- 2024.01
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Physical Description
- ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows
- History / Biographical
- Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing
- Notes
- Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records
- Subject Access
- Education
- Research
- Publication
- Environment
- Geology
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Academics
- Guiding
- Guides
- Businesses
- Finances
- Conservation
- Wildlife
- Natural history
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Lethbridge
- United States of America
- Colorado
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Dutch
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Canadian Rockies geology road tours
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2009
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Jasper, AB : Corax Press
- Call Number
- 03.2 G11c c. 2
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Jasper, AB : Corax Press
- Published Date
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 576 pages : ill., maps
- Subjects
- Guidebooks
- Notes
- Includes index. On cover: The complete roadside guide: fossils, formations, folds and faults; presented in plain English; over 250 great stops; fully illustrated; works with odometer and GPS! Includes bibliogaphical references: p. 560-561.
- ISBN
- 9780969263128
- Accession Number
- P2022.01
- Call Number
- 03.2 G11c c. 2
- Location
- Reading Room
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Bankhead : the twenty year town
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1989
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Banff : Friends of Banff National Park
- Canadian Parks Service
- Edition
- 1st ed (reprint)
- Call Number
- 08.3 B22g Pam oversize
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Edition
- 1st ed (reprint)
- Publisher
- Banff : Friends of Banff National Park
- Canadian Parks Service
- Published Date
- 1989
- Physical Description
- 74p. : ill., ports., map, facsim
- ISBN
- 0-969-0845-5-2
- Accession Number
- 25000 (browser shelf)
- 34500 03-07-2002
- Call Number
- 08.3 B22g Pam oversize
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Handbook of the Canadian Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6477
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1988
- c1986
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Jasper : Corax Press
- Call Number
- 04 G11
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Jasper : Corax Press
- Published Date
- 1988
- c1986
- Physical Description
- xvi, 878p. : ill., maps
- Subjects
- Geology
- Guidebooks
- Notes
- Bibliography and index
- ISBN
- 0-9692631-0-4
- Accession Number
- 23500
- replaces 5290 (lost)
- Call Number
- 04 G11
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Handbook of the Canadian Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6478
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1995
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Jasper : Corax Press
- Edition
- 2d ed
- Call Number
- 04 G11 1995
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Edition
- 2d ed
- Publisher
- Jasper : Corax Press
- Published Date
- 1995
- Physical Description
- 831p. : ill., maps
- Subjects
- Geology
- Guidebooks
- Notes
- Bibliographical references and index
- ISBN
- 0-9692631-1-2
- Accession Number
- 28000
- Call Number
- 04 G11 1995
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Mountains and valleys : a guide to the landscape of Waterton Lakes
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7103
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1980
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Parks Canada
- Supply and Services Canada
- Call Number
- 03.2 W31 Pam
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Responsibility
- design and text by Ben Gadd
- illustrated by Bug McKeith
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Parks Canada
- Supply and Services Canada
- Published Date
- 1980
- Physical Description
- 22p. : ill
- Subjects
- Geomorphology
- Accession Number
- 3339
- Call Number
- 03.2 W31 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Climbing at Wasootch Slabs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7707
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1980
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 01.4 K13g Pam
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 1980
- Physical Description
- 32p. : ill
- Subjects
- Kananaskis Country
- Rock climbing
- Accession Number
- 3154
- Call Number
- 01.4 K13g Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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An orogenous life: memoir and reader
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Canmore, AB, Canada : Corax Press
- Call Number
- 02.6 G11a
1 website
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Responsibility
- Ben Gadd
- Publisher
- Canmore, AB, Canada : Corax Press
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 655 pages
- Abstract
- Pertains to the experiences of Ben Gadd, an experienced Rocky Mountain naturalist, guide and author. His book combines his personal experiences with the stories and essays of 36 others in order to create a touching, yet compelling story. The book includes a comprehensive selection of photographs, many of which are personal to the author and his family. Being that the author was and continues to be greatly involved with the Canadian Rocky Mountains, the book makes mention of multiple locations in and around the area of Banff such as, Mt. Assiniboine, Banff Mountain Film Festival, Bankhead, Brewster transportation and tours, and Johnston Canyon. The book follows the style of a biography and contains many personal stories and photos from the author and associated family.
- Contents
- Introduction
- Benny
- Ben
- Cia and Ben
- Willy, Cia and Ben
- Toby and Willy, Cia and Ben
- Index
- Other books by Ben Gadd
- Notes
- Some of the specific references to areas in, and area the Canadian Rocky Mountains are as follows, Mt. Assiniboine (297), Mt. Robson (373), Banff Mountain Film Festival (12, 395, 608), Bankhead (332) and Brewster transportation and tours (463, 469).
- ISBN
- 9780969263142
- Accession Number
- 2019.47
- Call Number
- 02.6 G11a
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- URL pertains to an online website dedicated to Ben Gadd and his continued achievements
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Mountains and valleys: a guide to the landscape of Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton Lakes National Park Canadian Sector: Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1980
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Parks Canada
- Call Number
- 13.115 G11m Pam
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Responsibility
- Ben Gadd
- Publisher
- Parks Canada
- Published Date
- 1980
- Abstract
- Pertains to the geological history of the mountains within Waterton Lakes National Parks. Topics covered pertain to glacial erosion, glacial deposits, lakes, future glaciation, streams and the deterioration of mountains in Waterton Lakes National Park.
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.115 G11m Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Bankhead : the twenty year town
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12461
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1989
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Banff : Friends of Banff National Park
- Canadian Parks Service
- Edition
- 1st ed (reprint)
- Call Number
- 08.3 B22g
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Edition
- 1st ed (reprint)
- Publisher
- Banff : Friends of Banff National Park
- Canadian Parks Service
- Published Date
- 1989
- Physical Description
- 74p. : ill., ports., map, facsim
- ISBN
- 0-969-0845-5-2
- Accession Number
- 25000 (browser shelf)
- 34500 03-07-2002
- Call Number
- 08.3 B22g
- Collection
- Archives Library
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